[Brazil@Harvard] HLS Movie Night: The Hidden Star of Brazil 03/01

HLS Movie Night The Hidden Star of Brazil - "A Estrela Oculta do Sertao" Thursday, March 1 @ 7pm Pound Building Room 200 This documentary chronicles Brazil's Jewish past and the fascinating tale of Brazil's "New Christian" population, descendants of Jews originally forced to convert to Christianity during the Portuguese Inquisition, who despite officially practicing other religions still maintain Jewish customs and traditions. Following the movie will be a discussion led by Sergio Suchodolski, a Brazilian LLM, about the movie and Brazil's Jewish population. Come watch the movie and enjoy free kosher pizza for dinner. For more information, please contact Daniella at drotenberg(a)law.harvard.edu.